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When actress Adepero Oduye was cast in Dee Rees short film, she had no idea of the powerful journey she was about to embark on to the Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance labs and finally to starring in an award-winning feature film. Nor did she realize how much her character, Alike, would develop over that time.

We are on the ground in San Diego at the world’s largest convention for fans of sci-fi/fantasy/adventure TV, film, comic books, video games, and more. Here are some snapshots from our four days of fun.

Beginners writer/director Mike Mills is a graphic designer and a filmmaker. The two fields have influenced each other for years. So we asked a few graphic designers to tell us about some films that have inspired their sense of design.

From school plays to playing Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch has combined a shrewd intelligence with a sense of wonder and enthusiasm. These two quality come together perfectly in his performance in TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY.